Nozzle holder



June 4, 1935. J A, SKOGLUND NOZZLE HOLDER Filed Sept. 24, 1932 5Sheets-Sheet 1 se h A. sk'ogmnq June 4, 935.

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NOZZLE HOLDER Filed Sept. 24, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Jose h A. Skoglufid-Patented June 4, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NOZZLE HOLDER JosephA. Skoglund, St. Paul, Minn. Application September 24, 1932, Serial No.634,681

2 Claims. (01. 24s ss) from one sprinkling position to another or dur-My invention relates to nozzle holders, and has for an object thereoftoprovide a holder of such character by means of which the nozzle of agarden hose may be held in suitable position to water a given area oflawn or garden.

Another object of the invention resides in providing a nozzle holder ofsimple and durable construction which is light in weight, yet capable ofreliably holding a nozzle, as desired.

A further object of the invention resides in providing a nozzle holderto which a nozzle and attached hose may be quickly and easily appliedand from which such nozzle and hose may be quickly and easily removed.

An object of the invention resides in constructing the nozzle holder inthe form of a stand having two members spaced apart throughout theirintermediate portions and connected at certain ends and formed with jawsor rests at their other ends for supporting a nozzle or attached hoseadjacent thereto.

Another object of the invention resides in constructing said memberswith base portions and with upstanding portions or'legs.

A further object of the invention resides in providing the free upperends of the legs with jaws or rests to receive and hold elevated anozzle or adjacent part of an attached hose, and in providing a keeperat the junction of the base portions to engage the hose and hold it downat a point removed from the nozzle, whereby the nozzle is disposed ininclined position.

A further object of th invention resides in constructing the baseportions of the stand structure in such a manner that they diverge fromthe keeper and in constructing the legs so that they converge and thusbring the jaws thereof into cooperative relation.

An object of the invention resides in constructing the keeper in theform of an eye through which a hose is threaded, and in providing a gapin the eye structure through which a hose may be laterally admitted orwithdrawn, if desired.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a stand, which,throughthe hose, may be pulled along the ground to be repositioned forwatering new areas, and in which the eye is inclined upwardly andrearwardly to facilitate the sliding of the stand on the base portionsthereof, as on runners.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stand of the characterindicated in connection with which the applied hose provides a handle,at or near the nozzle, for carrying the holder ing temporary handsprinkling.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stand, as aboveindicated, which is stable in use and which permits of ready nozzleadjust' ment without danger of wetting the attendant.

Another object of the invention resides in constructing the nozzleholder of a single length of wire, strap material, or the like, and informing the same medially thereof to provide the eye, and in furtherbending the two reaches at either side of the eye to form the baseportions and legs, and still further forming the free ends of the legsto provide the nozzle or hose engaging j aws.

'An object of the invention resides in constructing the nozzle holder ofmaterial sufficiently resilient to provide for yieldingly holding thejaws in gripping engagement with a nozzle or hose.

A feature of the invention resides in the crossed disposition of thelegs and in the corresponding relation of the jaws, whereby the user mayspring the legs toward each other with one hand and thereby release thegrip of the jaws or properly station or hose.

said jaws to receive a nozzle An additional object of the invention isto provide a device of the present character having ring-like jawsbetween which a hose may clamped in various angular positions.

Other objects of the invention reside in the novel combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterillustrated and/or described.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a nozzle holder illustrating anembodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1, showing the method ofapplying the holder to a hose.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the structure shown'in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view, similar toFigql of another form of theinvention.

an alternate form of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a perspective View, similar to the structure'shown in Fig. 8.

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Fig. 10 is an elevational view, similar to Fig. 3, of the structureshown in Figs. 8 and 9.

In watering lawns and gardens, or the like, it frequently becomesdesirable to utilize the ordinary garden hose and nozzles for sprayingor otherwise sprinkling. In such case the user is obliged to hold anddirect the nozzle himself or resort to some device improvised orotherwise for holding the nozzle. The present invention provides a verysimple and inexpensive, but exceedingly effective device for holding anozzle directionally positioned to water such area as may be desired.

For the purpose of illustrating the application of my invention, I haveshown an ordinary garden hose 22 which is provided with an adjustablenozzle 23 of ordinary construction.

My improved holder, shown as constructed of a single length of wire, isindicated in its entirety at A. members I and II, formed from opposedsections of the Wire and spaced apart along the extent of said sections.In the construction of my improved nozzle holder, the wire is bentintermediate its ends to form an eye I2 at the juncture of the twomembers It and M. This eye, if desired, may be bent to leave an opening,as at I3, through which the hose may be laterally admitted to the eye orsimilarly removed therefrom. The member ID includes a base portion I 4next to the eye I2 and bent upwardly therefrom at I5 is the terminalportion which provides a leg I5. Similarly, the member II, bent at I8,provides the second base portion i? e and the leg I9.

At the free upper ends of the legs i 9 and I? are jaws 20 and 2| whichare formed by bending the material of said legs in opposed semicircularshape. These jaws cooperating one with the other provide a rest orsupport in which the hose 22 (Fig. 1) or nozzle is received and gripped.-A wire having some resiliency is employed so that the two members I5and H normally tend to spring apart. In setting the jaws 2t and 2| toreceive a hose the legs I6, I9 are forced together in crossed relation,as shown in Fig. l, flexing stresses being thereby set up in said legsand in the base portions Id, Il and in the eye If? at the juncture ofsaid base portions. With the stresses thus distributed through saidmembers of the stand and the various bends between them, no localizedbreaking or bending force is experienced, nor are the strains ofrepeated operations applied so as to impair the resiliency of thestructure at any particular locality therein. By means of theconstruction described, the natural spring of the wire, throughout themajor extent thereof, urges the jaws closed and thereby holds a hosesecurely gripped therebetween. When it is desired to disengage the hosefrom the jaws, the two legs l6 and I9 are grasped and brought together,as illustrated in Fig. 2. This moves the jaws 20 and 2| apart,permitting of-removal of the hose therefrom. The jaw structure at theupper ends of the legs It and It and the eye It at the juncture of thebase portions I4 and II engage the hose at different elevations and holdit upwardly inclined to properly direct the nozzle 23.

A user grasps the holder in one hand and springs the legs I6, I 9 intocrossed relation,- as shown in Fig. 2. With the other hand, he threadsthe hose endwise into the eye I2 or passes it laterally into said eyethrough the opening I3, said opening, when designed to admit the hose,

This device consists of two similar" being preferably somewhat smallerthan the hose diameter so that after the hose is compressed to enter theeye It, it will remain threaded therein without danger of accidentaldislodgment therefrom. After the hose is threaded into the eye I2, thefree end of the hose is passed between the open jaws 2i 2!. The legs arethen released and the jaws come together against opposite sides of thehose. In the drawings, I have shown the jaws 26, El as applied to thehoseproper immediately adjacent to nozzle 23. If it be desired to lessenthe inclination of the hose, the same may be accomplished by increasingthe distance between the nozzle and the point of application of the jawsto the hose. The protruding end of the hose then sags under its ownweight and the weight of the nozzle with the result that the nozzlebecomes less sharply inclined. It is to be noted that the jaws 2B and Elmay be applied directly to the nozzle instead of to the hose. And itwill be understood that the various references herein to the gripping ofthe hose by the jaws are intended to embrace the gripping of the nozzleby said jaws.

A substantial spread between the diverging base portions I 4, llprovides a firm footing for the stand and, further tending to preventthe overturning 01" the stand, the legs are inclined rearwardly to bringthe center of gravity of the supported load more .nearly centrally ofthe footing provided in said base portions. Further promoting thestability of the stand is the disposition of the jaws 23, 2I and the eyeI2 in a vertical plane extending centrally, longitudinally of thedevice. The eye I2, rearwardly inclined, as shown, serves somewhat likethe turned up portion of a sled runner, when the stand is slid along theground by pulling on the hose 22.

If desired, a second set of jaws 24 and 25 rnay be added to the legs Itand IQ of the stand as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. When the device isso constructed the hose may be placed between either of the two pairs ofjaws and thereby held at diiferent angles. Any variation from the normalpositions of the hose, as established by the two sets of jaws may, ofcourse, be procured, as previously described, by projecting the hosemore or less in front of the stand.

In Fig. 6, I have shown another form of the invention in which the hosemay be supported at various angles within certain limits. In this formof invention a stand is employed which is indicated in its entirety atB. This stand, similar to the stand A, is constructed of wire and isformed with two members 25 and 21, having legs 28 and 29, and baseportions 36 and SI similar to the corresponding parts of the stand A.The legs 28 and 2e terminate in jaws 32 and 33 which function in thesame manner as the jaws 20 and 2E. The base portions 39 and SI of thisstand instead of being joined through an eye, are formed with tworearwardly extending reaches 35 and 35 which lie parallel to one anotherand are joined through a connecting portion 35. In this form of theinvention a separate eye 3'5 is provided, which is formed with anopening 38 similar to the opening I3 of eye E2. The loop which formssaid eye 31 is provided at its ends with a number of closely disposedconvolutions, indicated at 39, which form bearings encircling the tworeaches 34 and 35. These bearings are slidable upon said reaches andpermit of the backward and forward movement of the eye 31 thereon.

The form of the invention shown in Fig. 6 is used substantially the sameas that shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The hose is applied to the eye 31 and tothe jaws 32 and 33 of the stand in the manner previously described. If,after the hose has been applied to the stand, a change in theinclination of the hose is desired, the user merely slides the loop 3'!along the reaches 35 and 35, the movement thereof forwardly increasingthe inclination of the nozzle and the movement thereof rearwardlydecreasing the inclination thereof. Two of the positions of the nozzlepioeured through adjustment of the loop 3'! have been shown in Fig. 7,one in full lines and one in dotted lines, the corresponding positionsof the hose being likewise indicated in said Fig. 7.

The form of my invention shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10 is similar to thatshown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, except for the leg and jaw construction.Instead of forming the legs l5, is so that they converge throughouttheir entire length, the upper portions 53 of said legs are bent intoparallelism to provide an easily grasped handhold, as best shown in Fig.9. Opposed extensions 4| issue horizontally from the upper portions M!of the legs l6, it) in the plane of said legs, and, issuing from saidextensions 51 are loops or ring-like jaw portions 32, the same lying invertical parallel planes extending longitudinally of the stand. Thesering-like jaws 42 are crimped, as shown, and provide spaced kinks 33 infaced relation about the circiunference of the jaws. In each jaw, thesekinks are preferably arranged in diametrically opposed relation. Thusconstructed, the ring-like jaws t2 present a series of annularlydisposed hose receiving portions 44, such portions, in diametricallyopposed relation, providing a convenient double grip for a hose. Therebeing a number of such double grips available, a hose may be securelygrasped and held in any one of a number of angular positions, wherebythe spray from the nozzle 23 may be directed horizontally or verticallyor at any intermediate angle as may be desired. The opposed horizontalportions 4| issuing from the upper portions 43 of the legs l6, 19 mayserve as a support for the hose 22, the jaws 42, in such case, servingto grip the hose forwardly and also rearwardly of such support. In thusholding the hose in the stand it is immaterial whether or not the hoseis gripped between facing kinks 13 or is lodged in the hose receivingportions 45 of the jaws between said kinks. The jaws 42 are large enoughin diameter so that the fingers of a users hand may be inserted throughthe rings at one side of the hose. Thus con structed the jaws 42constitute a handle by means of which the stand and applied hose may bepicked up and moved. In this connection it is to be noted that when thesaid jaws 42 are used a handle and are squeezed together by the usersfingers, the hose 22 is more firmly gripped between the jaws and betterrendered secure against dislodgment from adjusted position therein whenforce is exerted through the stand to pull the hose along the ground.

My invention is highly advantageous in that an extremely simple andeffective device is provided by means of which the ordinary nozzleemployed with a garden hose may be held in a position to water anyparticular part of a lawn or other area. The device can be constructedat extremely small cost. It is easy to apply to the hose, and when onceapplied securely supports the hose in desired position. The inclinationof the hose may be varied so that the stream of water dischargedtherefrom may be directed over a selected area and in the mannerdesired. The device may be drawn about uponthe ground by pulling on thehose so that it does not become necessary to shut oi the water when thelocation of the nozzle is to be changed. And without turning ofi thewater, the nozzle may be adjusted. Being light in weight and not at allcumbersome, the holder, attached to the hose, may be picked up andcarried therewith in changing the position of the hose or in themanipulation thereof in hand sprinkling.

Changes in the specific form of my invention, as herein disclosed, maybe made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from thespirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent is:

1. A nozzle holder comprising a stand constructed solely of a singlelength of wire bent intermediately thereof to form an upstanding eyeopen at the bottom thereof for the lateral insertion of a hosethereinto, said wire being further bent to provide base portionsdiverging forwardly from said eye and legs converging upwardly from saidbase portions, said wire being still further.

bent to provide opposed jaws at the free extremities of the legs, thelegs being adapted to be.

crossed at their upper ends to flex the wire throughout said legs, baseportions and eye and thereby position the jaws for receiving andyieldingly gripping said hose at another portion thereof, the flexing ofsaid wire operating to diminish the width of the opening at the bottomof the eye.

and eye for receiving and yieldingly gripping said hose at anotherportion thereof, the flexing of said eye including the springing ofopposite portions thereof out of the plane normally occupied thereby.

JOSEPH A. SKOGLUND.

